kowtow
英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
美 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
v. 叩头; 磕头; 卑躬屈膝; 唯命是从
现在分词:kowtowing 过去式:kowtowed 第三人称单数:kowtows 过去分词:kowtowed
BNC.35359 / COCA.27978
牛津词典
verb
- 叩头;磕头;卑躬屈膝;唯命是从
to show sb in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them
柯林斯词典
- VERB 叩头;磕头;卑躬屈膝;唯命是从
If you say that someonekowtows tosomeone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority.- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
瞧他们对上级唯命是从的样子是多么愚蠢啊。
- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
英英释义
noun
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
verb
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
双语例句
- From sneakers to skin cream, Chinese consumer goods companies are no longer willing to kowtow to the foreigners who taught them branding.
从运动鞋到护肤霜,中国消费品公司不再愿意向教会了自己品牌概念的外资企业低头。 - I'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him.
我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头。 - During the long journey, they wore wooden kneepad to protect their knees, kowtow every three steps until them arrived in Lhasa.
在漫长的旅途中,他们带着木制的护膝,就这样三步一叩地来到他们心中的圣地。 - I remembered watching people kowtow in front of the Potala Palace.
他说:我记得纪录片里人们在布达拉宫前叩首的场景。 - He need not and must not kowtow.
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。 - They are there to govern, not to kowtow to vested interests.
他们的职责是管治,而不是向既得利益屈服。 - The Kiwi kowtow appears to have worked quite well but British attempts to curry favour are met with a very different response.
英国式磕头作揖似乎很管用,但英国博取欢心的努力遭遇了迥然不同的反应。 - All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
皇帝进房间时,所有的仆人都得向他叩首。 - Maria: That is to say, those who are more liberal regard Kowtow as feudal.
也就是说,那些更开放的父母认为磕头是封建的。 - But if you Chinese dont wanna kowtow to us, we will treat you like how we treat Jap pigs.
如果中国人不愿意对我们美国人磕头,我们将象对待日本猪那样对待你们。